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There are steps you can take to avoid eye problems.
First and most important, keep your blood sugar levels under tight control. In the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial, people on standard diabetes treatment got retinopathy four times as often as people who kept their blood sugar levels close to normal. In people who already had retinopathy, the condition progressed in the tight-control group only half as often.
These impressive results show that you have a lot of control over what happens to your eyes. Also, high blood sugar levels may make your vision temporarily blurry.
Second, bring high blood pressure under control. High blood pressure can make eye problems worse.
Third, quit smoking.
Fourth, see your eye care professional at least once a year for a dilated eye exam. Having your regular doctor look at your eyes is not enough. Nor is having your eyeglass prescription tested by an optician. Only optometrists and ophthalmologists can detect the signs of retinopathy. Only ophthalmologists can treat retinopathy.
Fifth, see your eye care professional if:
- your vision becomes blurry
- you have trouble reading signs or books
- you see double
- one or both of your eyes hurt
- your eyes get red and stay that way
- you feel pressure in your eye
- you see spots or floaters
- straight lines do not look straight
- you can't see things at the side as you used to.
When to See an Eye Care Professional
- If you are between 10 and 29 years old and have had diabetes for at least 5 years, you should have an annual dilated eye exam.
- If you are 30 or older, you should have an annual dilated eye exam, no matter how short a time you have had diabetes. More frequent exams may be needed if you have eye disease.
- If you have any changes in your vision.
- You should have a dilated eye exam if you are pregnant or planning to get pregnant.


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With the support of local officials from around the state, Cincinnati Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld is launching a website called ProtectMyOhio.com to organize efforts to restore local government funding cut during Gov. John Kasich's time in office.
Speaking during a phone conference today, Sittenfeld, Dayton Commissioner and mayoral candidate Nan Whaley, Columbus Councilman Zach Klein and Toledo Councilman and mayoral candidate Joe McNamara described how state funding cuts have forced cities and counties to cut services.
"What we're really trying to do today is speak up and sound the alarm about the governor's ongoing raid on the Local Government Fund," Sittenfeld said. "Over the last four years, the governor has taken away $3 billion in local government funding. This year alone, municipalities across Ohio are going to receive nearly $1 billion less than they previously would have."
He added, "This is the exact same money that cities, villages and townships used to keep cops in the street, staff our fire departments, fix the potholes and some of the other basic services that citizens rightly expect and the local governments are the ones responsible for delivering."
In the past, the Kasich administration has argued the cuts were necessary. When previously asked about cuts to education and other state funding, Rob Nichols, Kasich's spokesperson, told CityBeat, "The reality is we walked into an $8 billion budget deficit. … We had to fix that."
But the 2014-2015 budget is not under the fiscal pressures Kasich experienced when he took office, and the governor is pursuing $1.4 billion in tax cuts over the next three years, which he argues will help spur small businesses around the state. During the phone conference, local officials said the revenue going to tax cuts would be better used to return funds to local governments.
Sittenfeld says the cuts have left Cincinnati with $12 million less per year. "That is the difference between us having our first police recruit class in nearly six years versus not having it," he said. "It's the difference between enduring dangerous fire engine brownouts versus not having to do so."
Klein, who represented Columbus in the call, said the cuts have amounted to nearly $30 million for his city, which he said is enough money to help renovate nearly all the city's recreation centers, parks and pools.
"No one is spared," Klein said. "Everyone is getting cut across the state, and every neighborhood — no matter if you're in a small village or in a large city like Columbus, Cleveland, Toledo or Dayton — (is) at some level feeling the effects of the cuts, whether it's actual cuts in services or what could be investments in neighborhoods."
Klein said the cuts, which have been carried out by a Republican governor and Republican-controlled legislature, contradict values espoused by national Republicans. At the federal level, Republicans typically argue that states should be given more say in running programs like Medicaid, but Ohio Republicans don't seem to share an interest in passing money down to more local governments, according to Klein.
Some state officials have previously argued that it's not the state's responsibility to take care of local governments, but Sittenfeld says it's unfair to not give money back to the cities: "Cincinnati is a major economic engine for the entire state. We're sending a lot of money to Columbus, so I think it's fair to say we would like some of that money back. John Kasich doesn't have to fill the potholes, and John Kasich doesn't have to put a cop on the street."
Whaley, who represented Dayton in the call, said, "There's a county perspective on this as well. The counties would certainly say that the unfunded mandates that the state legislature brings down daily are covered by those local government funds. While (state officials) keep on making rules for the counties to administer services and make those efforts, it's pretty disingenuous to say that (county officials) don't get a share of the income."
A Policy Matters Ohio report found the state has cut $1.4 billion from local government funding — nearly half of total funding — during Kasich's time as governor. The report pinned much of that drop on the estate tax, which was phased out at the beginning of 2013 and would have provided $625.3 million to local governments in the 2014-2015 budget. The estate tax was repealed in 2011 by the Republican-controlled Ohio legislature and Kasich.
Cincinnati had structural deficit problems before Kasich took office, but local officials argue the state's cut have made matters worse. When presenting his 2013 budget proposal, City Manager Milton Dohoney Jr. said the state funding reductions cost Cincinnati $22.2 million in revenues for the year.
Kasich's office did not return CityBeat's phone calls for this story.
Kasich's latest budget proposal has also been criticized by Republicans and Democrats for tax cuts and education funding plans that benefit the wealthy and expanding Medicaid ("Smoke and Mirrors," issue of Feb. 20).
The rollback saves property owners $70 in taxes for every $100,000 of valuation. For the next two years they will be paying an extra $35 per $100,000 of their home's value.
The money will be used to balance the stadium fund, which faces a $7 million deficit. The rollback reduction is expected to raise about $10 million. The board voted 2-1 for the proposal, with sole Democrat Todd Portune dissenting.
"The property tax rollback measure that has been advanced so far buys us only one year, and next year we will be doing the same thing we are doing today," Portune said.
Portune favored raising the sales tax by 0.25 cents — to 6.75 — per dollar, which would have raised more than $30 million over 10 years. His proposal, which failed to receive any support, would have expired after the 10 years and gone up for review annually after the first five.
Portune said his proposal was more equitable. He said reducing the property tax rollback was going to affect only Hamilton County residential property owners, whereas a sales tax increase would affect everyone who spends money in the county, including visitors from neighboring Kentucky and Indiana.
Portune billed the tax increase as a long-term solution that would raise more than was needed currently but would keep the fund stable in years to come.
Board President Greg Hartmann, who authored the rollback reduction proposal, called Portune's plan "a bridge too far." He said it was too large of a tax increase and not a targeted approach to solve the deficit problem. He said he didn't trust future commissions to allow the tax increase to expire.
Hartmann called the property tax rollback reduction flexible, scalable, clean, immediate and certain.
Commissioner Chris Monzel, who provided the deciding vote, said he didn't like either and had to go against his principles with either choice.
"No way I walk out of this without breaking a promise. No way I walk out of this winning," he said.
Monzel said he hopes that savings from the Affordable Care Act would allow the county to lower its property tax rates to make up for the rollback reduction.
Monzel also introduced a successful proposal that will include an annual review of the tax budget to make sure property taxes don't change, a provision requiring parking revenue from The Banks to be used to develop The Banks and a directive for the county administrator to work with Cincinnati's professional sports teams on concessions they can make to help out with the stadium funding burden.
The news comes at a time when FreedomOhio is stepping up its efforts to get an amendment legalizing same-sex marriage in Ohio on the 2013 ballot.
This article originally credited Equality Ohio for the amendment. The
amendment push is being led by FreedomOhio, a different pro-gay
marriage organization.
The campaign for Freedom to Marry Ohio, the amendment that would legalize same-sex marriage, previously touted an economic study that showed Ohio could bring in $100-126 million of economic growth within three years of legalizing same-sex marriage and sustain 1,160-1,450 Ohio jobs. In Hamilton County, same-sex marriage legalization would bring in $8.3 million. However, the study did not take into account a phenomenon dubbed "marriage tourism," which involves same-sex couples visiting a state mostly to get married; so it's possible the economic impact could be even greater than the study suggests.The study also found that more than 9,800 out of more than 19,600 same-sex marriage couples in Ohio would marry within three years if it was legal, and nearly 900 out of nearly 1,800 in Hamilton County would marry within three years. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg previously touted same-sex marriage legalization for its economic boost to his city. He said it had produced $259 million in economic growth in New York City.
An infographic from Pew Charitable Trusts shows Ohio ranked No. 46 out of all the states for job creation in the past year, beating only Wisconsin, Maine and Wyoming and tying with Alaska.
Between April 2012 and April this year, Ohio added 4,400 jobs — a 0.1-percent increase in the state's employment.
The three states below Ohio and Alaska — Wisconsin, Maine and Wyoming — had a drop in employment ranging from 0.2 percent to 0.5 percent.
North Dakota topped the rankings with 15,900 new jobs — a 3.7-percent increase in employment — largely driven by the state's ongoing oil and gas boom.
The statistics coincide with previous warnings from liberal and conservative think tanks about the state's economy, signifying that Ohio is not undergoing the "economic miracle" that Gov. John Kasich and other state officials often tout.
Here is the full infographic, which uses job data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics:
Update (1:57 p.m.): Clarified that Ohio tied, not beat, Alaska.
For a full hour Thursday night, Democratic incumbent Sherrod Brown and Republican challenger Josh Mandel continued their feisty fight for Ohio's U.S. Senate seat. For the most part, the debate centered on the candidates' records and personal attacks, with policy specifics spewing out in between.
Apparently, the barrage of attacks is not what the candidates had in mind before the debate started. Throughout the debate, both candidates asked for substance, not attacks. At one point, Brown said, "I appreciate this clash of ideas. That's what this debate should be about." At another point, Mandel said, "We need less attacking, and we need more policy ideas to put people back to work."
These comments came well into the debate. By that time, Mandel had criticized Brown for "Washington speak" so many times that an exasperated Brown quipped, "I don't get this. Every answer is about Washington speak."
Brown also launched his own attacks, which focused on Mandel's dishonesty on the campaign trail, which previously earned Mandel a "Pants on Fire" crown from Cleveland's The Plain Dealer, and Mandel, who is also Ohio's treasurer, missing state treasurer meetings to run for political office.
But Ohioans have seen enough of the attacks in the hundreds of campaign ads that have bombarded the state in the past year. Voters probably want to hear more about how each candidate will affect them, and the candidates gave enough details to get some idea of where each of them will go.
On economic issues, Brown established the key difference between the two candidates' economic policies: Mandel, like most of his Republican colleagues, believes in the trickle-down theory. The economic theory says when the rich grow, they can create jobs by hiring more employees and expanding businesses. In other words, proponents of the theory believe the success of the rich "trickles down" to the middle class and poor through more job opportunities. Belief in this theory is also why most Republicans call the wealthy "job creators." Under the trickle-down theory, the wealthy are deregulated and get tax cuts so it's easier for them to create jobs.
On the other hand, Brown says he supports a middle-out approach, which focuses on policies that target the middle class. That is how sustainable employment and growth are attained, according to Brown. Under the middle-out approach, tax cuts and spending policies target the middle class, and the wealthy own a higher tax burden to support government programs.
Some economists, like left-leaning Nobel laureate Paul Krugman, say the trickle-down theory should have been put to rest with the financial crisis of 2008. After all, deregulation is now credited with being the primary cause of 2008's economic crisis. In that context, more deregulation seems like a bad idea.
Still, Brown's contrast to Mandel holds true. Brown has
repeatedly called for higher taxes on the rich. In the debate, he touted his
support for the auto bailout and once again mocked Mandel's promise to not
raise any taxes. These are policies that do end up benefiting the middle class
more than the wealthy. The auto bailout in particular has been credited with
saving thousands of middle-class jobs.
On the other side, Mandel told debate watchers to go to his website and then offered some quick talking points: simplify the tax code, end Wall Street bailouts and use Ohio's natural gas and oil resources "in a responsible way." How Mandel wants to simplify the tax code is the issue. On his website, Mandel says he supports "a flatter, fairer income tax with only one or two brackets, eliminating almost all of the credits, exemptions and loopholes." A study by five leading economists suggests a flat tax model would greatly benefit the wealthy and actually hurt the well-being of the middle class and poor. That matches with the trickle-down economic theory.
Another suggestion on Mandel's website says, "Help job creators. Reduce capital gains and corporate taxes, and allow for a small business income deduction." The small business portion would help some in the middle class, but an analysis from The Washington Post found 80 percent of capital gains incomes benefit 5 percent of Americans and half of all capital gains have gone to the top 0.1 percent of Americans. So a capital gains tax cut would, again, match the trickle-down economic theory.
What all this means is on economic issues the choice of candidates depends mostly on what economic theory a voter believes. Brown believes in focusing economic policies that target the middle class, while Mandel mostly supports policies that generally support what he calls "job creators" — or the wealthy.
On partisanship, both sides once again threw out different ideas. Although he was asked for three ideas, Brown only gave one: fix the filibuster. The filibuster is a U.S. Senate procedure that allows 41 out of 100 senators to indefinitely halt any laws. The only way to break the filibuster is by having a supermajority of 60 senators — a rarity in American politics. Brown said if this rule was removed, a lot more could get done in Congress.
Mandel had different ideas for stopping partisan gridlock in Washington, D.C. He touted his support for No Budget, No Pay, which would require members of Congress to pass a budget in order to get paid. He also expressed his support for term limits, saying lifelong politicians only add to the partisanship in Congress. Then, in a strange twist, Mandel's last suggestion was to stop bailouts, which has nothing to do with partisanship or gridlock in Congress.
Then came Obamacare. Brown said he was "proud" of his vote and continued supporting the law, citing the millions of Americans it will insure. Meanwhile, Mandel responded to the Obamacare question by saying, "The federal government takeover of health care is not the answer."
The fact of the matter is Obamacare is not a "government
takeover of health care." Far from it. The plan doesn't even have a public
option that would allow Americans to buy into a public, nonprofit insurance
pool — an idea that actually has majority support in the U.S. Instead,
Obamacare is a series of complicated reforms to the health insurance industry.
There are way too many reforms to list, but the most basic
effect of Obamacare is that more people will be insured. That's right, in the
supposed "government takeover of health care," insurance companies actually gain
more customers. That's the whole point of the individual mandate and the many
subsidies in Obamacare that try to make insurance affordable for all Americans.
Mandel made another misleading claim when he said Obamacare "stole" from Medicare, with the implication that the cuts hurt seniors utilizing the program. It is true Obamacare cuts Medicare spending, but the cuts target waste and payments to hospitals and insurers. It does not directly cut benefits.
The one area with little disagreement also happened to be the one area with the most misleading: China. It's not a new trend for politicians to attack China. The Asian country has become the scapegoat for all economic problems in the U.S. But in this election cycle, politicians have brandished a new line to attack China: currency manipulation. This, as Ohioans have likely heard dozens of times, is why jobs are leaving Ohio and why the amount of manufacturing jobs has dropped in the U.S. In fact, if politicians are taken at their word, it's probably the entire reason the U.S. economy is in a bad spot.
In the Brown-Mandel debate, Brown repeatedly pointed to his currency manipulation bill, which he claims would put an end to Chinese currency manipulation. Mandel also made references to getting tough on China's currency manipulation.
One problem: China is no longer manipulating its currency. There is no doubt China greatly massaged its currency in the past to gain an unfair advantage, but those days are over, says Joseph Gagnon, an economist focused on trade and currency manipulation. Gagnon argues the problem with currency manipulation is no longer a problem with China; it's a problem with Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland and Saudi Arabia. If the U.S. wants to crack down on currency manipulation, those countries should be the targets, not China, he argues.
In other words, if currency manipulation is a problem, Mandel was right when he said that countries other than China need to be targeted. To Brown's credit, his currency manipulation bill targets any country engaging in currency manipulation, not just China. The problem seems to be the misleading campaign rhetoric, not proposed policy.
The debate went on to cover many more issues. Just like the first debate, Brown typically took the liberal position and Mandel typically took the conservative position on social issues like gay rights and abortion. Both touted vague support for small businesses. Each candidate claimed to support military bases in Ohio, although Mandel specified he wants bases in Europe closed down to save money. As far as debates go, the contrast could not be any clearer, and the candidates disagreed on nearly every issue.
The final debate between the two U.S. Senate candidates will take place in Cincinnati on Oct. 25.
An annual human trafficking report released by Attorney General Mike DeWine gave Ohio a C. The grade, which comes from Shared Hope International, was a step up from D's in the previous two years. But DeWine says it's not enough, and further action will be taken. Ohio has made some strides on the human trafficking issue, including passage of a new "Safe Harbor" law for sex-trafficking victims, new details for minor trafficking victims and the training of 24,000 law-enforcement officers to better detect and help trafficking victims.
Gov. John Kasich is giving $5 million to mental health services to help curb and prevent violence. The news comes in the wake of school shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14 and a California high school yesterday. Mental health services are important, but so is gun control, as CityBeat pointed out here. Vice President Joe Biden is currently heading an investigation to make suggestions on gun control to President Barack Obama.
The remaining businesses in Tower Place Mall were told to get out. Cassidy Turley, the court-appointed receiver of the mall, apparently filed eviction notices telling businesses to leave by March. The mall has been struggling for some time now, and the city of Cincinnati is currently in the process of trying to buy it. City Manager Milton Dohoney says the city had no part in the evictions.
The city of Mason is apparently becoming a technology corridor. Since 2011, the city has brought in $110 million in investments and created 1,400 jobs. The new jobs are related to technology, robotics, automation, innovation and health care.
Warren and Butler counties are apparently seeing a surge in sales tax revenue. The budgetary boost is being seen by some as a sign of further economic expansion.
Surrounded by dogs, Gov. Kasich signed legislation effectively banning puppy mills. Previously, animal advocates claimed lax rules and regulations had made Ohio a breeding ground for abusive practices. The lack of oversight also helped enable Ohio's dog auctions, which CityBeat covered here. The new law will go into effect within 30 days.
An Ohio school is apparently arming janitors. Previously, Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters made a suggestion to arm school staff, but research shows it doesn't help deter or stop acts of violence.
Natural gas is being slightly deregulated in Ohio. The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) is allowing two companies — Columbia Gas of Ohio and Dominion East Ohio Gas — to eliminate regulated pricing for businesses, with some conditions. Supporters say the move will create more competition and lower prices, but the deregulation gives a substantial advantage to two big energy companies.
Congress is apparently less popular than head lice, but it's more popular than Lindsay Lohan. Damn. Does that mean people prefer head lice to Lindsay Lohan? Even Nickelback and Ghengis Khan beat Congress. Poor Lindsay.
Science has now found that animal grunts can act similarly to Morse code. Is this yet another warning of the impending animal takeover?
By now, most of you have heard there was another horrible mass shooting, this time in Newtown, Conn., that resulted in the death of 20 children and six adults. While everyone is hoping this is the last time the nation has to deal with an event of unspeakable horror, it is only a possibility if we agree to do something about it. That means remembering the heroes who risked their lives and, in some cases, died that day. That means not letting the media and public drop the issue, as has been the case in the past. That means looking at more than just gun control, including mental health services. The Washington Post analyzed what "meaningful" action on gun control would look like, and the newspaper also disproved the idea Switzerland and Israel are "gun-toting utopias." President Barack Obama also spoke on the issue at a vigil Sunday, calling for the nation to do more to protect people, particularly children, from violence. The full speech can be watched here.
City Council approved its 2013 budget plan Friday. The budget relies on the privatization of city parking assets to help plug a $34 million deficit and avoid 344 layoffs. The budget also nixed the elimination of a tax reciprocity for people who lived in Cincinnati but worked elsewhere and paid income tax in both cities, and it continued funding the police department's mounted unit. As a separate issue, City Council voted to increase the property tax by about 24 percent, reversing a move from conservatives in 2011. CityBeat wrote about budgets at all levels of government and how they affect jobs here.
Michelle Dillingham, who was an aide to former city councilman David Crowley, will seek Democratic support in a run for City Council. Dillingham promises to tackle "industry issues of mutual interest" to business and labor and "transportation funding, family-supporting wages and workforce development."
At a recent public hearing, mayoral candidate John Cranley proposed a "very easy" plan for the city budget. Only problem: His plan doesn't work. In an email, Cranley said he stands by his ideas, but he added he was working with limited information and his statements were part of a two-minute speech, which "requires brevity." He also claimed there are cost-cutting measures that can be sought out without privatizing the city's parking assets and gave modified versions of his ideas regarding casino and parking meter revenue.
Judge Robert Lyons, the Butler County judge who sealed the Miami rape flyer case, is standing by his decision.
The Greater Cincinnati area is near the top for private-sector growth.
Jedson Engineering is moving from Clermont County to downtown Cincinnati, thanks in part to an incentive package from City Council that includes a 45 percent tax credit based on employees earnings taxes over the next five years and a $300,000 grant for capital improvements. The company was a Business Courier Fast 55 finalist in 2008 and 2009 due to its high revenue growth.
Gov. John Kasich's Ohio Turnpike plan is getting some support from Toledo Mayor Mike Bell, but others are weary. They fear the plan, which leverages the turnpike through bonds for state infrastructure projects, will move turnpike revenues out of northern Ohio. But Kasich vows to keep more than 90 percent of projects in northern Ohio.
Gas prices are still falling in Ohio.
U.S. House Speaker John Boehner is making some concessions in fiscal talks. In his latest budget, he proposed raising taxes on those who make more than $1 million a year.
One beagle can diagnose diseases by sniffing stool samples.
Ohio State Board of Education President Debe Terhar posted an image of Adolf Hitler on Facebook that said, "Never forget what this tyrant said: 'To conquer a nation, first disarm its citizens.' — Adolf Hitler." But the Cincinnati Republican, who was referencing President Barack Obama's gun control proposals, now insists she was not comparing Obama to Hitler. It's pretty obvious she was, though.
Cincinnati's seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate dropped to 6.7 percent in December, down from 6.9 percent in November. The drop is largely attributed to a decrease in the civilian labor force, which could imply less people are looking for work or seasonal changes are having an impact. Whatever the case, the amount of people who are employed and unemployed both dropped. Hamilton County's seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate dropped to 6.2 percent in December, down from 6.4 percent in November, but that drop was also attributed to a declining labor force or seasonal factors. Greater Cincinnati's seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate was unchanged from 6.4 percent, despite 2,600 less people working. In comparison, Ohio's seasonally unadjusted rate was 6.6 percent in December, up from 6.5 percent in November, and the U.S. rate was 7.6 percent, up from 7.4 percent.
U.S. Sen. Rob Portman, an Ohio Republican, suggested the Dollar-for-Dollar Deficit Reduction Act. The plan requires debt ceiling increases to be matched by an equal amount of spending cuts. Increasing the debt ceiling is essentially Congress agreeing to pay its bills. During the budget process and while passing other legislation, Congress agrees to a certain amount of spending. Increasing the debt ceiling just makes it possible for the president to pay those bills, even if it means surpassing a set debt level. If the debt ceiling isn't raised by May 18, the United States will default on its debts, plunging the country into depression. But the threat of destroying the U.S. economy has not stopped Republicans from using the debt ceiling as a negotiation tool to get the spending cuts they so badly want.
Public employees are avoiding changes to Ohio's public pension system by retiring before the changes kick in. The changes make it so any teacher who retires before July 1 will get a 2 percent cost of living increase to their pensions in 2015. Anyone who retires after July 1 will not get the increase until 2018. After that, retirees will get a pension increase every five years. Experts are also expecting a rush of retirees in 2015, when age and years-of-service requirements for full benefits are set to gradually rise.
A new report found Ohio's graduation rate is still improving. The U.S. Department of Education report found the state's graduation rate was 81.4 percent in the 2009-10 school year, higher than the nation's rate of 78.2 percent, and an increase from 78.7 percent rate in the 2006-2007 school year.
A study found a link between hourly workers at Hamilton County's Fernald Feed Materials Production Center and intestinal cancer.
As Ohio cuts back its solar program, Canada is shutting down the rest of its coal-fired power plants by the end of 2013.
The Cincinnati Reds may get to host the 2015 All-Stars Game.
Scientists are rushing to build robots that save lives in disaster zones. Will John Connor please stand up?
JobsOhio and other privatized development agencies have created scandals and potential conflicts of interests instead of jobs, claims an Oct. 23 report from Good Jobs First, a research center founded in 1998 that scrutinizes deals between businesses and governments.
The report looked at privatized development agencies in seven states, including Ohio, and found that many of the same problems and scandals appear from state to state.
"These experiments in privatization have, by and large, become costly failures," the report found. "Privatized development corporations have issued grossly exaggerated job-creation claims. They have created 'pay to play' appearances of insider dealing and conflicts of interest. They have paid executives larger salaries than governors. They have resisted basic oversight."
The report focuses much of its findings on JobsOhio, a privatized development agency that Gov. John Kasich and Republican legislators established in 2011 to replace the Ohio Department of Development. The agency uses tax subsidies and other financial incentives to attract companies to Ohio with the intention of creating jobs.
But the report states JobsOhio "assembled a board of directors whose members included some of (Kasich's) major campaign contributors and executives from companies that were recipients of large state development subsidies. It received a large transfer of state monies about which the legislature was not informed, intermingled public and private monies, refused to name its private donors, and then won legal exemption (advocated by Gov. Kasich) from review of its finances by the state auditor."
It found similar issues in privatized development agencies in Wisconsin, Arizona, Indiana, Florida, Rhode Island and Michigan. In some cases, the scandals have cost states millions of dollars with little job creation to show for it, according to the report.
The latest report concurred many of the findings in a similar 2011 report from Good Jobs First, which sought to warn states, including Ohio, about the potential risks of privatized development agencies.
For JobsOhio, a major cause for concern in the report is how difficult it is to hold the agency accountable. State legislators have approved multiple measures that shield JobsOhio from public scrutiny, including exemptions that exclude the agency from public records laws, open meeting rules and the possibility of a full public audit.
Some of the controversy also focuses on how the state funds JobsOhio.
"The proposal called for 'leasing' the state liquor profits ($228 million the year prior) for up to 25 years to JobsOhio, which would eventually issue $1.4 billion in bonds to pay for the use of the funds," according to the report. "Critics charged that this was not a fair market price for profits that could potentially amount to $6 billion over the term of the agreement."
The report laments that the privatized and secretive agency represents a shift for Ohio, which the report claims "was an early practitioner of online subsidy disclosure."
Good Jobs First concludes privatized development agencies perpetuate an economic environment in which big companies already have too much say.
"The privatization structures we describe here, including the increasing use of corporate seats for sale on governing or advisory boards, absolutely favor large businesses that have the money and executive staff time to pay and play at such levels," the report concluded. "But small businesses already get short shrift in economic development resource allocation, and they are still suffering the most in the Great Recession's aftermath."
The organization also takes issue with the idea that public agencies aren't "nimble": "In all of our years tracking development deals, we have yet to hear of a state agency that lost an important deal because it failed to provide labor market or real estate or incentive data in a timely manner."
Asked about the report, Kasich spokesperson Rob Nichols responded in an email, "We don't pay much attention to politically-motivated opponents whose mission is to combat job creation."
Kasich and other Republicans claim JobsOhio's privatized, secretive nature is necessary to secure job-creating development deals with private companies in an economic environment that, through the Internet and globalization, moves more quickly than ever before.
Democrats, including gubernatorial candidate Ed FitzGerald, claim the agency is ripe for abuse, difficult to hold accountable and unclear in its results.
State Auditor Dave Yost plans to release an audit of JobsOhio soon, but no specific date or time frame is set for the release. The audit was granted prior to state legislation that barred the state auditor from doing a full sweep of JobsOhio's financial details.
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UCSF fourth-year medical students gathered with friends and family for Match Day 2014, an annual rite of passage when they learned at the same time where they would be training as resident physicians.
March 05, 2014
UCSF is changing the way you think about your neighborhood drugstore by putting the pharmacist front and center – not just in the store, but also on your health care team.
February 28, 2014
The UCSF School of Medicine's annual retreat took stock of the changes sweeping through both education and health care delivery and to find ways to leverage best practices.
February 27, 2014
As the worlds of health care, research and higher education undergo seismic economic shifts, UC San Francisco is uniquely well positioned to excel and even capitalize on the changes, University leaders say.
February 24, 2014
First-year UCSF medical student Jeffrey Chen gives a first-person account of a night he volunteered for the UCSF Homeless Clinic at the St. Vincent de Paul Society of San Francisco.
February 20, 2014
A group of five UC San Francisco graduate students and a postdoctoral scholar won a national video competition called "Stand Up for Science" to convey the importance of basic science research.
January 23, 2014
Sam Hawgood's career at UCSF has spanned 32 years, starting as a fellow and leading up to his appointment as interim chancellor, which the UC Board of Regents approved on Jan. 23.
January 21, 2014
The UCSF School of Medicine's 20 clinical chairs have banded together to provide $1.5 million to the new Discovery Fellows Program, set to ensure the stability of the University's basic science research.
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UCSF, TEDMED's first global partner, will host an inaugural event to take place simultaneously in San Francisco and Washington, D.C., on Sept. 10-12, 2014.


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Under the direct supervision of licensed faculty and community physicians, medical students from the University of Nevada School of Medicine offer monthly Student Outreach Clinics which provide free care to the medically uninsured. No appointment is necessary for clinic patients who are seen on a first-come, first-served basis. Early arrival is strongly recommended. Spanish translators are available as needed.
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I would recommend Desktop Central for anyone maintaining a large enterprise estate."
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All in All, I love to use your products. Thank You. "
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Integration with ServiceDesk Plus is very helpful for us. We now have everything from one vendor.
Desktop Central is a very valuable tool for us."
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" Desktop Central is an invaluable part of my day to day operations. I am able to manage two locations with ease and I can be confident that all systems are up to date with security patches. I get a great view of the hardware and software inventory of my systems and the remote control application lets me manage most issues without leaving my desk. On the rare occasion when I need technical support, the Desktop Central team responds promptly and courteously. Desktop Central is one of those few products that make my job a little bit easier and I am grateful that I purchased it. "
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"We've been using Desktop Central (as well as Service Desk Plus and OpManager) from ManageEngine for some time now and have been very satisfied with it. There are a lot of other products out there like Desktop Central, but so far Desktop Central has proven to be a good fit for us, as well as being very competitively priced. We use Desktop Central to keep all of our workstations and servers up-to-date with Microsoft service packs, patches and updates. We also push our main hospital application installations and updates out using Desktop Central.
Now, we've even been able to put together our own custom scripts and update processes and push those out with Desktop Central. Along with Service Desk Plus and Op Manager, adding Desktop Central to our mix of administrative applications has helped our small IT team get control over our workstations and has saved us countless hours of time that would have been spent administering them manually."
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We have just extended our licence agreement for the product, and we are very happy to have done so. The sales team have been helpful every step of the way, and where we have had issue in getting what we want out of the tool, the forums and support online have been invaluable. As a company, Goodman Europe hope to have a long and happy relationship with ManageEngine and Desktop Central!".
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Blake Rodmeyer,IT ManagerGuaranty Bank & Trust
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"Within Desktop Central, the Louisiana Governors Office utilizes auto-patch deployment, inventory, and computer configurations such as monthly defragmentation schedules.
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Jerry Wade,Governor's Office, LA, Computer Support, PSA
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Joshua D. Dooley,Savannah River Ecology Laboratory,The University of Georgia
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Louis Valentino,OMAM Infrastructure IT OperationsOld Mutual
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user4508393 wrote:IMHO, Undo datafile is a special datafile and so are undo segments. With the only similarity that they are also updated like normal segments, there are some serious considerations that one has to do when it comes to Undo datafile and its recovery. Yes, with the convetion, its also just a datafile but since its managed by Oracle itself, that makes it distinct.
First things first -- > undo is also like any other data file.
when a change comes in the database, the concerned block is retrieved from the disk (unless its not already exists) and then its modified to make the change. Now bcos of the change , the old value shud be maintained -- in undo tbspc.Well, it doesn't matter that the user issues a commit or not. Oracle uses a mechanism called "write ahead logging" which will ensure that before the changes are marked "valid" in the buffer cache, the corresponding change vectors are already updated in the redo log buffer. This has no bearing over the user issued commit. With the commit, the buffer's ITL's may get cleared right away or after some time, if the buffer is sent to the disk before the commit could be cleared from the transaction header of the block( delayed block cleanout).
Now when its time to write , the following things are to be written..
1) modified block to disk
2) undo block to disk.
since we know the redo is the one which need to be fed first the above writes, so it flushes there first
and then to disk later.
Meanwhile if instance fails suddenly due to a power failure or some damage then the following question comes up.
Did the user say commit?
If yes and he got the reply " commited successfully" then it is sure that redo has both -undo block and modifed block,
and will be helpful incase the writes are not done yet ( called recovery)I amnot sure that what you wanted to say from this statement. Sorry but I didn't get it.
If not then Redo backs out the values to old using undo in case when modification is reached already to the disk (by DBWR), or else doesn't worry at all.
In between the transaction if somebody wants to read the data (which is changed already) then oracle gets it from undo tbspc. -- This is called consistent read.HTH
Consistency means -- the time the user asked for the data, oracle shud give the data how it was at that time even though it is changed in the due course of reading it.
what necessary information redo stores during an insert , update, delete transactions which helps to recover in case any damages occur?Any point of time when you do a DML of any sort, the changes that are maintained in the Redo Log is in the terms of the Change Vector which is the internal representation of the change with the operational codes and other stuff, to tell Oracle that the change has successfully happened. The Change Vectors of one transaction are maintained within a single redo stream linked with that transaction only. When the recovery is required, these change vectors are applied to fill the "deltas" from the backup timeto the current time. It seems to many that at time of recovery, Oracle would be firing the DMLs again when actually its not the case.All what Oracle does is to fill those gaps which are there in between from the past image in the backup to the current record stored in the archivelog/redologs.
how the redo takes help of undo to do any recovery?This would be to rollback and changes. I am not sure that its right to say that the redo takes the help of the Undo. Its the recovery process itself which does so since the idea of recovery is to maintain only the consistent image left finally inthe database.So if there was no commit issued for the tranaction and either a rollback or not even that was issued, the safest bet would be to revert back the changes using the Undo and that's all what happens when Undo data is being used.
Why there is a need of latch to be performed in shared pool?How otherwise you would search in such a large memory chunk that where you statement is being kept by Oracle? Latch is nothing but a resource locator as as well as a protector of the same! So using it only you can get through the resource and also can be assured that no one would temper the resource whenyou are using it.
does redo store all the rows effected or it just stores the above stmt?I gave the answer for this already I guess just now.
n all the DML if redo stores data, how it manages commit & rollbacks issued by the user.What does it mean ? Commit, Rollback are seperate operations and I am not sure that I did get the context of your statement. Can you elaborate please?


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Ferguson is grappling with a couple of ideas in this chapter on "Intellectual Powers". The first is the commonly held view that the ancient world was superior to the modern world in intellectual and other accomplishments. The second was the idea that commercial society produced narrow and selfish individuals who placed greater emphasis on cold economic accounting than other aspects of human culture and achievement. Ferguson rejected both these viewpoints in his History of Civil Society in which he argued hhat "there is a felicity of conduct in human affairs, in which it is difficult to distinguish the promptitude of the head from the ardour and sensibility of the heart."
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The Scottish enlightened thinker Adam Ferguson (1723-1816) believed that in a commercial society where the division of labor operated mankind's intellectual powers would develop and flourish best:
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[More works by Adam Ferguson (1723 – 1816) and on The Scottish Enlightenment]


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Bet you wish I had a picture. Can we just retain this woman to sing the national anthem upon request? Her rendition at yesterday's inauguration was marvelous, the best I've heard since Whitney Houston at the Super Bowl.
Poll questions---
KU at number three, K-State at eleven and Wichita State is twentieth in this week's Associated Press basketball poll. The 'Hawks are one of about five teams that could make an argument for number one, although as many times as the top team has been beaten this season—who needs the aggravation? The Wildcats are a curious case of disparity—11th in the human poll, but only 44th in the widely respected KenPom measurements (kenpom.com) and the BPI (basketball power index). I don't question Wichita State's ranking, but I do find it curious that they have a better record than VCU, which they beat on the road and yet they trail them in both polls (by 5 spots in the coaches).
Finally, chief rivals---
Without Missouri, most KU fans have been forced to accept K-State as its rival. The 'Hawks have forever been the team that Wildcat fans love to beat, it's just that it doesn't happen very often. The Jayhawks have won in 47 of the last 50 meetings between the two and have lost just twice to the 'Cats in Manhattan since 1983. They call this a rivalry? Wait a minute, the purple people would implore: the tide has turned a little since Bob Huggins and Frank Martin…right? Ok, so KSU has won three times in their last 16 meetings, including twice in the last five years at home. So there is some……progress.
For the 27th time with meaning---
KU and K-State have played every year since 1912; the series began in 1907 and has survived 18 different presidents, two World Wars and disco. Kansas has won 67 percent of their meetings with KSU and is a three and a half point favorite to win tonight. The' Hawks have looked a little shaky on the road at Texas Tech and Texas, especially shooting the ball. But they have a history of playing well in big games and this one is for first in the Big 12. It will be interesting, both teams are offensively challenged, at this point, both win with defense first.
Making a point?
Belittled by comparisons to Bill Self, who he followed at Illinois—Bruce Weber held a mock funeral for the now Kansas coach. I wonder how long Self's memory is—long enough to want to make a point tonight I bet.
Super hype---
Until next week, just one fun fact a day will have to suffice in this space. The brothers Harbaugh are the only siblings to have ever coached in the NFL; they've faced each other only once—last year, when John's Ravens beat Jim's 49ers 16-6.
See you tomorrow…
…to look back on KU's visit to K-State and WSU's trip in to Missouri State.


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Season two of this sexy and suspenseful series saw dramatic upheavals in the life of rogue superspy Nikita (played by international action star Maggie Q), as she continued her crusade against Division, the agency that took her from the streets and forced her to kill for the government. Nikita and Michael set out to correct the wrongs of Division only to discover that Alex, Nikitas protégé, has joined Division in order to avenge her fathers death. When Nikita helps her achieve her vendetta, the trio is once again united, and a new, powerful team of heroes is formed. These include punk rock hacker Seymour Birkhoff, brilliant CIA analyst Ryan Fletcher, and ex-Navy SEAL Sean Pierce. Nikita began her journey by searching for a home she never had, only to find a home she never expected: Division itself.
The series stars Maggie Q as Nikita Mears, Shane West as Michael, Lyndsy Fonseca as Alex, Aaron Stanford as Birkhoff, Dillon Casey as Sean Pierce, Noah Bean as Ryan Fletcher, with Melinda Clarke as Amanda and Xander Berkeley as Percy. NIKITA is from Warner Bros. Television in association with Wonderland Sound and Vision, with executive producers Craig Silverstein (Bones, KVille), David Levinson (The Commish), Danny Cannon (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Chuck), McG (Supernatural, Chuck, The O.C., Charlies Angels) and Peter Johnson (Supernatural, Chuck).


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Poliwag is a very strong little tadpole. He is one of the fastest Pokemon in the tier, reaching a maximum 19 Speed. He can fit into many roles on a team from being a special attacker, to a Choice item Pokemon, to even being an effective Belly Drum user. Poliwag has a rather shallow offensive movepool, but his deep support movepool more than makes up for it. He may be relatively frail, but with his blistering Speed, Poliwag can be a force to be reckoned with.
This is arguably Poliwag's most useful set. Poliwag has fantastic Speed and can easily outspeed most of the unboosted metagame. Though Poliwag might seem to be outclassed by other Water-types such as Staryu and Chinchou, he has something that the other's do not: Hypnosis. Hypnosis is extremely useful, as it can sleep slower threats that could potentially sweep your team. Hydro Pump is Poliwag's main STAB move and can dish out a lot of damage to anything that doesn't resist it. Surf can be used over Hydro Pump if you prefer reliability to power, but in most cases, Poliwag really needs all the power he can get. Ice Beam is used to beat Grass-types and Dragon-types which resist Hydro Pump. Hidden Power Grass is there for Water-type threats such as Chinchou which resist both Hydro Pump and Ice Beam.Team Options & Additional Comments >>>
Under the right circumstances, BellyWag can potentially sweep through whole teams. Though this set is very risky, if you manage to pull it off, the reward will be tremendous. After a single Belly Drum, Poliwag gets +6 Attack, and coupled with his blistering 19 Speed, you have a real scary tadpole on your hands. The given moveset is only resisted by Ferroseed and Frillish, which should both be dealt with before attempting to set up. Waterfall is the main STAB move and has a 20% chance of causing a flinch, which is a nice bonus. Return is the best option for the second attack because it lets Poliwag hit the entire metagame neutrally except for Ferroseed and Frillish. Hypnosis is the best option for the last slot to let Poliwag sleep anything slower than him, allowing him to get a free Belly Drum up.Team Options & Additional Comments >>>
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On the Belly Drum set, you could opt for Encore over Hypnosis to let Poliwag Encore a Water- or Ice-type attack and proceed to Belly Drum. With the new Encore mechanics, however, this can be less effective as Encore now does not last as long. It is also very risky compared to Hypnosis as Poliwag doesn't really want to take any damage before he sets up with Belly Drum. Poliwag also has a relatively deep support movepool with moves such as Toxic, Rain Dance, Haze, Hail, Endeavor, and Swagger. Poliwag also has the move Wake-Up Slap, which has a chance to KO sleeping Munchlax with maximum Attack EVs. Poliwag can run a Substitute + 3 attacks set, or a Substitute + Encore set, but he really doesn't have the bulk to take any hits behind a Substitute.
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There are a few counters to Poliwag. The best counter to the special attacker set is Ferroseed, which resists all of Poliwag's attacks, barring Ice Beam, which won't do much to it anyway; in return, it can OHKO Poliwag with Bullet Seed. Ferroseed is also a great counter to the BellyWag set considering it resists all of Poliwag's attacks. Frillish is also a hard counter to BellyWag because it, too, resists all of Poliwag's attacks. Choice Scarf Chinchou can switch in and OHKO Poliwag with its STAB Thunderbolt; however, it cannot survive a +6 Return, so it can only safely revenge kill outside of rain. The special attacker set has a lot of trouble breaking through most bulky Pokemon as Poliwag only has mediocre Special Attack; this lack of power will make Poliwag setup bait for the likes of Scraggy. The BellyWag set is also relatively weak to priority users, namely Croagunk and Timburr. Choice Scarf Snover is another check to this set because it can revenge kill with Giga Drain. Unaware Wooper bypasses the Belly Drum boost and can KO with Earthquake. Dratini resists Water-type attacks and can easily beat Poliwag with ExtremeSpeed or set up in his face with Dragon Dance.


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Those who ate two meals per week of fried chicken were at 68 percent increased risk of Type 2 diabetes, compared to those who ate none.
Type 2 diabetes is a major medical problem in Western Nations. The disease is believed to affect an estimated 20 million Americans, according to the U.S. Government.
Believing that dietary practice has a profound impact on the risk of Type 2 diabetes mellitus, Julie R. Palmer and colleagues at Boston University analyzed data from the prospective Black Women's Health Study to see if there is any correlation between consumption of restaurant meals and incidence of Type 2 diabetes among African American women.
Forty-four thousand participants aged 30 to 69 who were free of diabetes at baseline were surveyed through mailed questionnaires every two years from 1995 for their consumption of restaurant meals of various types.
During the 10-year follow-up, 2,873 incidence cases of Type 2 diabetes were identified.
The researchers found consumption of restaurant meals of hamburgers, fried chicken, fried fish and Chinese food were independently associated with increased risk of Type 2 diabetes.
Compared to those who did not eat any restaurant meals, black women who reported eating hamburgers twice per week were at a 40 percent increased risk of Type 2 diabetes.
Those who ate two meals per week of fried chicken were at 68 percent increased risk of Type 2 diabetes, compared to those who ate none, the study found.
However, when body mass index was included in the analysis, the estimated risk was reduced, which the researcher said suggested that the correlations were mediated through weight gain and obesity.
It is a fact that restaurants use trans fat to prepare many types of meals including fried foods like fried chicken and fried fish. Previous research has already found that trans fat is implicated in the development of diabetes among other things.
There is no safe threshold for intake of trans fat, but the Food and Drug Administration has warned that food consumers should not avoid all foods with trans fat, which could lead to deficiencies of nutrients because most of prepared foods or restaurant-served meals contain trans fat.
In addition to Type 2 diabetes, another disease that has been associated with trans fat is heart disease. Harvard nutritionists and epidemiologists estimated that as many as 100,000 deaths from heart disease each year in the U.S. have something to do with trans fat.
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Laura asks…
Going for my master's degree with an emphasis in marketing. Is being regionally accredited better or the same?
is being regionally accredited the same or better as being AACSB (the association to advance collegiate schools of business) accredited?
Does anyone know of a good online school to get an mba/marketing in?
thanks =)
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Being regionally accredited is a basic requirement. AACSB is far better than just being accredited. Some would call it the gold standard of business schools.
Look for a school that is AACSB accredited or in the process of AACSB accreditation.
Charles asks…
Careers in marketing?
I have several vague ideas of what I would like to do with a marketing degree; whether begin a public relations or advertising firm. I have an idea that I would like to use my career within the entertainment industry managing artists or producing.
What basic information could I use regarding the specifics of each of these careers? I want to develop my own firm. Are there any online sources? (Trade associations, trade magazines, business resources).
Also, I was planning to double major in another area such as journalism or philosohpy, but I am not allowed to (school doesn't permit). What skills are vital in this field other than the obvious? I am currently a freshman, what can I do as of right now?
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Dear Student:
It's good that you are reaching out to get an answer to your career question. Many people do not know that the U.S. Government offers a career guide – Occupational Outlook reference which will answer most of your questions. You might also look at the websites of American Marketing Association and Public Relations Society of America (www.prsa.org).
I would not advise that you try to start a business right out of college. I would advise getting a few years of on the job experience in and out of school through internships, summer employment and assisting a charity become more well known.
I am an independent practitioner who specializes in public relations but also can employ marketing strategies and tactics and pull in specialists, such as web site designers, to serve my clients.
Best wishes for a happy landing in a career that you will love.
Donna asks…
How can I market my online 24/7 personal assistant business in a relatively new area: Business Travel?
I'm already a member of the Midwest Business Travel Association, the International Virtual Assistant Association and other associations, why isn't my business taking off and what am I doing wrong?
Concierge services offer tickets to concerts and events, my services offer assistance in getting a business traveler's work done. Power Point presentations, brochures, newsletters and so on. Our services bridge the gap between Concierge and Meeting Services. Both provide useful services, but neither gets your work done. We do. We also offer it 24/7.
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Go to the people you know that are business oriented and that travel and offer your services to them. They will spread the word and before you know it your in business. Also advertise on free advertising sites, ebay andeverywhere you can think of. Make sure the wording is an A+. Thats most important. Offer specials become an affilliate for an airport service ect.
Thomas asks…
What do you think about studying online with a University?
I have been to a traditional college for about 2 years and got my Associates in Business Administration there. I moved far away overseas and decided to study with a popular US University Online, because it offered me the flexibility and the luxury of holding a BA in Marketing in a bit longer than 2 years with transfered credits. Seriously, though, if you are an employer or student, professor – what is your opinion on this and why? The school says that it is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association (ncahlc.org). Most of the business degrees are accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs. My classes are super duper expensive, I do learn a great deal of theory, but have nearly no experience in my desired field of study. They focus on writing weekly papers, simulations, and team work. Internet or online communication. I am currently seeking an internship. But, what is your opinion and why? I am also trying to figure out if I should complete a Master's with this University as well.
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Why don't you get a job in your field and then see whats on offer from work.You can do the on-line stuff anytime .
Chris asks…
How do you have a moving sale without having one??
Ok I need to sell EVERYTHING of mine as I am moving, but I found out my building doesn't allow sales of any kind.
How do I go about getting rid of everything without posting signs. I have considered having an "invitation only" moving sale. Where there are no signs, but I posted online and on bulletin boards saying call such and such for the address. I will also instruct everyone that if anyone asks, then they are just "visiting".
My building manager and office staff doesn't work on the weekends, so I may get away with it. But it is the condo association I am worried about.
I also cannot bring everything I need to sell (couch, bits and pieces) to another site so a flea market set up is out of the question.
Any idea or tips on going about doing this???
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Try sellling on www.craigslist.com. OR can you bring everything to a friend's private home (garage). Big things can be photographed and posted at the "garage sale"
Another idea we had (because we are in the same boat as you!) is putting together "starter packages" for college students entering student housing . . . . I.e. Toaster,coffee maker, kitchen linens, bathroom linens, desk top accessories. All put into packages that are priced and cannot be broken apart. Parents who are sending kids off to college love these packages, saves them money from buying new stuff. Good Luck
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